#Chapter 67 Renee

Renee By the end of lunch, I was jittery from too much coffee and not enough food, but it didn’t matter. I still had three deadlines stacked like bricks on my shoulders and a meeting to make in less than ten minutes, a few minutes after my lunch would be over. My phone buzzed as I stepped out of the café, Neil’s name lighting up the screen. Take care of yourself. I’ll be back soon. Promise. I stared at it for a moment, then typed out a quick, Thanks. You too. I didn’t have the energy to say what I really felt, that I missed him, that things were spiraling, that I hated being in this place without him, especially now that Vivian had all but told me she was going to make things harder for me. I headed back to the elevator and got in. I held my badge to the elevator panel and hit my floor. Nothing happened. I tried again. A red light blinked. “No,” I muttered. “No, no, no!” I slammed the badge against the sensor one more time, like brute force might make a difference